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This Is Us – Season 2, Episode 5 Brothers

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Kate surprises Toby at work; Kevin and Randall attend a fundraiser for Sophie's hospital; Jack takes the boys on a camping trip, leaving Rebecca to deal with some unexpected news.
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This Is Us — Season 2, Episode 5

This Is Us — Season 2, Episode 5

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"Brothers" delves deep into Kevin's unpleasant past, revealing new sides to this increasingly complex character in what is one of the more engaging episodes of the season.

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Mandy Moore

Rebecca Pearson

Milo Ventimiglia

Jack Pearson

Sterling K. Brown

Randall Pearson

Chrissy Metz

Kate Pearson

Justin Hartley

Kevin Pearson

Chris Sullivan

Toby Damon
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Erin Crabtree Us Weekly 03/13/2018
After last week's bombshell [about] Kate ... the show spent some time unraveling her anxieties. Go to Full Review Bill Keveney USA Today 03/09/2018
There's clearly more story to tell about this new pair of Pearson brothers. Go to Full Review David Canfield Entertainment Weekly 03/09/2018
B
It's both the least subtle and most engaging episode of the second season so far. Go to Full Review Shabnaj Chowdhury Tell-Tale TV 06/15/2018
4/5
Brothers is the best episode of the season thus far, and it feels a lot like early season 1. Go to Full Review Kimberly Roots TV Line 03/12/2018
We need to talk about Kevin. Go to Full Review Annie Sisk Baltimore Sun 03/09/2018
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Episode Info

Synopsis Kate surprises Toby at work; Kevin and Randall attend a fundraiser for Sophie's hospital; Jack takes the boys on a camping trip, leaving Rebecca to deal with some unexpected news.
Executive Producer
Dan Fogelman, Jess Rosenthal, Charlie Gogolak, John Requa, Glenn Ficarra
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-14 (L|V)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 24, 2017